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HIM bike HR zone/ Race Rehearsal

mikebrownmikebrown
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I am a new member, so it is my first post for a work out on here. Don't have a powermeter (yet), so not a ton of data to share. Doing Augusta 70.3 and Saturday was bike/run RR. Just getting over severe adrenal insufficiency from late April through end of June, so there are days when I struggle on the bike getting my heart rate well into zone 3. Not a problem in the past, but I am being somewhat careful after losing hair, insomnia, night sweats and generally "wiped out" this past spring. So, despite trying and HR not accomodating, I rode mostly in mid zone 2, averaged 19.7 (2:50) on a very rolling to slightly hilly course. Cadence in the high 80s/ low 90s through out. Nothing real flat here for 56 miles. LRP pace + 30 = 09:40 for me. Ran the first 30 minutes as prescribed and MP at 7:48 without a problem. Total time < 53 minutes/ 6 miles.  Given my circumstances, should I push myself into mid-high zone 3 or be conservative on the bike? I am just starting to feel human again.... Nutrition: Drank nearly 3 bottles of water on bike. 725 calories (I weigh 69 kg) on the bike plus 2 salt stick capsules. Run... Drank 1 bottle of water and one Gu/ one salt stick capsule. Finished feeling pretty good. It was pretty humid and hot, rained the last three miles of the run image Appreciate any input/advice, especially in regards to the bike and heart rate.  Don't want to pound a square peg in a round hole.  Up until the spring, I had never had trouble reaching my target heart rate.  Given that recovery has been slow, not sure what approach to take.

 

Thanks,

Mike

Comments

  • jburbattjburbatt
    If you are recovering from something that serious it might be a better strategy to stay a little more conservative on the bike, and then if you feel like you have it, really push it on the run. And with a 7:48 MP I'm assuming you are a pretty strong runner. Would be a bummer to push too hard on the bike and encouter issues because you went too hard or are just not fully recovered and your body can't handle the stress and then have to try and run 13 miles. My .02 image
  • mikebrownmikebrown

     Thanks Jennifer!  That is the one piece of advice I mentally needed confirmation of.  I just know how I am feeling these days and I am still struggling at times to put a couple strong workout efforts together.  The mind is willing but the body just doesn't seem to want to respond.  Oddly, I am a stronger biker than runner, but these days I am feeling better on the run.  That being said, I think to "fit" in better as an EN athlete, I probably need to get a powermeter.  It seems like that is the best way to gauge where you are training and stay there during race day.  I know I can do a 2:30-2:35 bike split, I have done it.  But the investment gain/loss could be horrific....  

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